Make Salsa Verde

3 Parts:

Ingredients

Preparation

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A classic Italian sauce, full of wonderful fresh flavors - parsley, capers, lemon zest, olive oil.

It can be served with meat, fish or vegetables or used as a wonderful dipping sauce for bread, in fact it is so good, I've been known to dip into the remnants and lick it off my fingers. Pure decadence!

• Use really fresh herbs, whether you're using parsley or a combination of other herbs - chives, chervil, tarragon, basil and parsley.
• Be sure to cut them very finely with a really sharp knife. You won't get the best flavor or color using a dull knife because it will bruise the herbs rather than cutting them cleanly.

• ½ cup (approx 25g) finely chopped parsley (or a combination of fresh herbs)
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained and chopped
• 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped (if you don't like the taste of raw garlic, sauté the garlic just until soft in a little of the olive oil, allow to cool before adding)
• zest of 1 lemon, finely chopped or grated
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• A grinding of salt and lots of fresh pepper
• ½ cup (140 ml) olive oil

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   Mix well, check seasoning (be careful about adding too much salt, the capers are already salty) and allow to stand at room temperature for the flavors to blend.

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2. 2
   Add the lemon juice just before serving (adding lemon juice sooner causes the herbs to darken and lose their lovely deep green color).

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   Other additions you might experiment with are chopped anchovy fillets, chopped shallots or even finely chopped hard boiled egg

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   You might even try all three together.

   

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• Here we've used the Salsa Verde on Vietnamese Cobbler - a fish similar to thin fillets of cod.
• The fish was dipped in egg and then fine bread crumbs, shallow fried and served with mashed potatoes and green beans.
• A cold glass of non-alcoholic beer rounds off the meal beautifully. Bon appétit!
• Use the Japanese bread crumbs - Panko - they are very different from normal bread crumbs and give a really great crispy crunch.

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